The research data was taken from the students of the second year of SMP N 2 Bandar Lampung. Since the researcher considered that the second year of SMP N 2 Bandar
Lampung had relatively high foundation in language components such as structure and vocabularies. The subjects of this research were the second year students belong
to field independent group.
1.3 Data Collecting Technique
In collecting the data, the researcher used some ways as follows :
1. speaking test
Speaking test was given to the students who were belong to field independent group. It was for specifying the good language learners in speaking lesson as the subject of
this research. The researcher used oral test to get student speaking score. The researcher had determined the appropriate material preferred to school
curriculum. This research was hold in SMP N 2 Bandar Lampung which considered as Pioneering International School RSBI. The researcher had composed speaking
test to conduct students making short speech based on the guiding question that had been made by the researcher. The guiding question was preferred with
the background ability of student in Junior High School. The researcher had prepared some newest topic of short speech related to their closest environment and their
background knowledge. This was aimed to make them easy to brainstorm their idea. Technically, the researcher asked the students to make short speech in their home.
Previously, the researcher taught them about the concept of short speech. He closed session and asked students to compose the outline of their speech, then in the
following day, they must perform it in front of class individually. This performance was the simple way of the researcher collecting the data of student’s speaking score.
2. questionnaire
Questionnaire was given to identify the student’s cognitive style and their learning
strategies. It was intended to get perfect data about their strategy system used in learning speaking. The researcher
prepared some statements according to Rubin’s strategy systems. This questionnaire consisted of 30 items, which were divided into 6
groups ; metacognitive, affective , social, memory, cognitive, and compensantory. To jugde the respodent’s answer, the researcher used Likert scale where
the researcher gave four alternative responses for each statement. They are strongly agree, agree, disagree and strongly disagree. They were scored 4, 3, 2 and 1
relatively. The researcher had determined the qualification where the students were judged using the certain strategy. The determination of this questionnaire was:
1. 15-20 means that the learners used the strategy.
2. 4-14 means that the learners never used the strategy.
The standard test consisted of some statement was given to field independent students in order to classify into learning strategies classification, when they were in
learning speaking. This test classified in more detail according to their preference of learning something. The categories covered metacognitive, affective, social,
memory, cognitive, compensantory.
1.4 Validity of Data
